Reflection Tomography: Practical Aspects and Test Cases

Seismic tomography has proven to be a powerful tool in velocity determination. Originally, the method was applied to transmission data, and more recently has been adapted to reflection data by Bishop et al. (1985). In newly explored areas, where reflection data is the only data available, and where the geology and structure are complex, reflection tomography is the best velocity determination method since other conventional velocity analysis methods fail. In this paper, we show the basic principles and practical aspects of this method as well as some test cases that prove its efficiency.